The number of Google Play edition devices in the Google Play Store has dropped to just three. The Sony Z Ultra GPe, HTC One (M7) GPe and LG G Pad 8.3 GPe have all vanished from the virtual shelves without warning. Remaining devices are limited to the HTC One (M8) GPe, Samsung Galaxy S 4 GPe and Motorola Moto G GPe. No word from Google has been given on the sudden change.

If we had to guess, it’s simply a clearing of past devices that haven’t sold particularly well. The three devices that were removed either have a newer version, as in the case of the One (M7), or simply haven’t been very popular. This could also be an indicator of bigger things to come. A Galaxy S5 GPe has been leaked multiple times and we wouldn’t be surprised to see another phone or two refresh the stock of GPe devices.

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